Wire-fence stay



(No Model.)

W. C. BARRICK. WIRE FENCE STAY.

No. 602,819.- Paa-,ented Apr. 26, 1898.

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WIRE-FENCE STAY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 602,819, dated April 26, 1898.

Application filed Dembl 3,1897. Serial NO. 660,696. (N0 model.)

T0 all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, WILLIAM C. BARRICK, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Midway, in the county of Frederick and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wire-Fence Stays; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionbf the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine.

This invention relates to stays for wire fences; and it consists in the novel construction and combination of the parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a front view of a portion of a wire fence provided with stays according to this invention. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same.

A are the ordinary fence wires or cables. These may consist of twisted wires, single wires, or any equivalent devices which are stretched between the fence-posts; but twisted wires are preferred.

Each stay has aloop B, bent at an angle to its shank b, which is formed by twisting together the wires which form the loop. The wires are twisted together in a continuous spiral from the loop B to near theiI-` end portions, which are not twisted together. The stays can be made' of various lengths in the workshop before taling them out to the eld, and when once secured in place they can never become untwisted. The wires at the other end of the stay from the loop are coiled upon the fence-wire and are preferably wound three times about it, forming three coils c, and have their ends arranged under the wire.

The loop of the top stay is passed under the second wire, and its coils c engage with the first or top wire. The loop of the second stay passes over the second wire and engages with the shank of the irst stay. The shank of the second stay passes through the loop of the top stay, and its coils c are wound on the third wire. The remaining stays are arranged similarly to the second stay, the loop of each stay engaging with the shank of the stay above it and its coils engaging with the fence-wire below it. As many fence-wires as desired are used,and all the fence-wires are provided with stays in a similar manner.

1What I claim is- 1. The combination, with the wires of a fence, of a series of stays each formed of a doubled and twisted wire shank having coils at one end encircling one of the wires and having a loop at its other end overlappin g the next adjacent wire and engaging with the shank of the next stay, vone of the end stays being inverted and reversed so that one of the fence-wires is held in position between two of the said loops, substantially as described and shown.

2. The combination, with the wires of a fence; of a stay comprising a shank of twisted wires, coils at one end of the shank engaging with the top wire of the fence, and a loop at the other end of the said shank and extending under the second fence-wire; and a second similar stay having its coils engaging with the third fence-wire and its loop extending over the second fence-wire, the shank o f each said stay being passed through the loop of the other stay, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

` WILLIAM o. BARRICK.

Witnesses R. E. Lone, M. O. RENNER. 

